| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 12–27 September | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue | 5 (in 5 host cities) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | –– Central (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up | –– Midlands | ||
| Third place | –– North Harbour | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 32 | ||
| Top scorer(s) | –– Kayla Sharland –– Gemma Flynn (8 goals) | ||
| Best player | –– Clarissa Eshuis | ||
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The 2009 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 11th edition of the women's field hockey tournament in New Zealand. The competition was held in five cities across the country, from 12 to 27 September.
Central won the title for the second time, defeating Midlands 4–3 in the final. [1] [2] North Harbour finished in third place after winning the bronze medal match 2–1 over Auckland. [3]
The following eight teams competed for the title:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | –– Central | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 18 | Advanced to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | –– Midlands | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 15 | |
| 3 | –– Auckland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 | |
| 4 | –– North Harbour | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | |
| 5 | –– Wellington | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | –– Canterbury | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | |
| 7 | –– Northland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 5 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 1 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –– Central | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 21 | Gold Medal | |
| –– Midlands | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 15 | Silver Medal | |
| –– North Harbour | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 15 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | –– Auckland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 13 | |
| 5 | –– Wellington | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | –– Canterbury | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 9 | |
| 7 | –– Northland | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 8 | |
| 8 | –– Southern | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 41 | −39 | 1 |
There were 136 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal